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Coronavirus in Texas: Track hospitalizations, vaccinations, cases and deaths

by Texas Tribune Staff Updated: June 29, 2022

The Texas Tribune is using data from the Texas Department of State Health Services to track coronavirus hospitalizations, vaccinations, cases and deaths. Full Story 

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• Experts say Texas is ready for latest COVID-19 uptick but advise caution

  by Jason Beeferman Updated: May 23, 2022

  It’s still unclear what the increase in cases will mean for the state, but doctors and hospitals say Texas is better prepared to face a surge than before. Full Story 

• Texas will resume grading public schools based on students’ STAAR test results

  by Brian Lopez May 19, 2022

  For the first time since the pandemic, Texas schools will again be rated based on standardized tests. But for one year only, schools that receive a D or F will get a “not rated” label. Full Story 

• Looming end of federal pandemic emergency threatens to shake Texas’ Medicaid safety net, advocates say

  by Karen Brooks Harper May 16, 2022

  The federal emergency declaration is expected to last through at least mid-October and has kept states from dropping people from Medicaid rolls. Full Story 

• Some landlords got a piece of Texas’ $2 billion in rent relief money — and evicted their struggling tenants anyway

  by Joshua Fechter Updated: April 8, 2022

  It’s unclear whether landlords face any penalties from state agencies for improperly evicting tenants while receiving rent relief dollars intended to help those tenants stay housed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Story 

• Texas schools won’t lose funding for attendance drops during the pandemic

  by Brian Lopez March 29, 2022

  In Texas, schools are funded based on the number of students enrolled and the daily attendance on campus. Full Story 

• The stories behind the Texans lost to COVID-19

  by Brooke Park and José Luis Martínez March 29, 2022

  Since vaccines became widely available for Texans 12 and older last May, about 82% of Texas’ COVID-19 deaths were among the unvaccinated. Full Story 

• In Laredo, a bus brigade is vaccinating Mexican citizens with COVID-19 shots that Texans aren’t using

  by Karen Brooks Harper and Jason Garza March 29, 2022

  Launched in June, a cross-border effort using buses and donated vaccines is helping roughly 2,000 Nuevo Laredo residents per day get COVID-19 shots in Laredo — 10% of Texas’ daily total. Full Story 

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• Families are desperate for child care, but providers face a “roller coaster” trying to survive

  by Emily Hernandez and Kalley Huang March 15, 2022

  Although child care providers have mostly reopened, 8% have closed permanently since the start of the pandemic — and 57% of Texas counties still qualify as child care deserts. Full Story 

• Texas big-city schools are dropping their mask mandates in response to new CDC guidelines

  by Brian Lopez March 4, 2022

  As the omicron surge dwindles, school district officials move to lift mask mandates. Full Story 

• After CDC revises COVID-19 recommendations, Dallas County narrows its mask mandate

  by Sneha Dey Feb. 25, 2022

  The federal agency’s new guidance says most healthy Americans don’t need to wear masks in public. It marks a turning point in the pandemic. Full Story 

• An end to the omicron surge is in sight, but relief comes slowly in hard-hit Laredo

  by Karen Brooks Harper Feb. 18, 2022

  COVID-19 numbers are plummeting statewide, but on Texas’ southern border with Mexico, Laredo is still battling its fourth surge. Full Story 

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• Texas sues CDC to stop mask mandates on planes

  by Sneha Dey Feb. 16, 2022

  The lawsuit, filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, is the latest in a string of measures to limit coronavirus safety measures. Full Story 

• From obscurity to a Nobel Prize nomination: Houston scientists acclaimed for their patent-free COVID-19 vaccine

  by Karen Brooks Harper Feb. 10, 2022

  Corbevax, a low-cost coronavirus vaccine created in Houston, could be a better weapon against COVID-19 by reaching the unvaccinated in poorer countries. Full Story 

• After nearly dying of COVID-19, a Texas mom encourages pregnant women to get vaccinated

  by Eleanor Klibanoff Feb. 8, 2022

  The COVID vaccine is proven safe during all stages of pregnancy, and pregnant patients are at an increased risk of getting seriously ill if they contract the virus. Still, many pregnant women hesitate. Full Story 

• “Light at the end of the tunnel”: Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations down as omicron wave appears to crest

  by Karen Brooks Harper, Chris Essig and José Luis Martínez Feb. 2, 2022

  Texas falls short, again, of the pandemic record for COVID-19 hospitalizations, while daily deaths are expected to continue rising for several more days. Full Story 

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• Watch: Local public health leaders across Texas reflect on the uneven challenges of coordinating the fight against COVID-19

  by Allyson Waller Updated: Jan. 28, 2022

  Public health officials have played a crucial role in vaccination efforts and tracking the spread of the virus. But different needs from their communities and insufficient aid have complicated the work. Full Story 

• Watch: Labor and economy experts discuss how the Texas economy has adapted during the pandemic

  by Emily Hernandez Updated: Feb. 4, 2022

  Tribune energy and economy reporter Mitchell Ferman moderated a conversation with labor and economic development experts who discussed how COVID-19 has affected Texas’ economy and how businesses, workers and government have responded. Full Story 

• Here’s how Texans can get free at-home COVID-19 tests and N95 masks from the federal government

  by Allyson Waller Jan. 25, 2022

  People can order up to four COVID-19 tests per household. The White House also announced free N95 masks will be available in major pharmacies and community health centers. Full Story 

• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has fought vaccine mandates, tests positive for COVID-19

  by James Barragán Jan. 19, 2022

  Paxton’s office said the Republican “remains working diligently for the people of Texas from home.” Full Story 

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• “We’re about to catch on fire”: Inside a Texas hospital battling omicron and staffing shortages

  by Eleanor Klibanoff Jan. 17, 2022

  Texas will soon surpass its previous COVID-19 hospitalization record. Doctors and nurses say they can’t keep up this pace for much longer and implore people to get vaccinated. Full Story